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New Analysis Projects Class Of 2026 Will Borrow $43,500 For A Bachelor’s Degree
High school seniors heading to public four-year colleges this fall could graduate with more than $43,000 in student loans, according to a new NerdWal…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Treasury Set To Ramp Up Defaulted Student Loan Collections In July
Hundreds of thousands of federal student loan borrowers in default could start hearing from the government and their debt collectors as soon as July,…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Democratic Senators File Resolution to Block Trump PSLF Employer Restrictions
A group of Democratic senators led by Tim Kaine (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA)…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
California Tops List of States With Highest Student Aid Fraud at $171 Million
The Big Number: $1 billion — that’s how much the Department of Education says it saved taxpayers by cracking down on student aid fraud over the past …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
554,000 Borrowers Still Stuck in Student Loan Repayment Backlog Despite Record Processing
The Department of Education processed more IDR applications in March than any month since court-ordered tracking began, cutting the pending backlog t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
89,720 PSLF Buyback Applications Are Pending — But Many Borrowers Won’t Need Them
The PSLF Buyback backlog grew to 89,720 pending applications in March, according to the latest court-ordered status report (PDF File) filed today. Th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
College Board’s Education Pays 2026 Report Confirms: A Degree Still Pays Off
College remains a strong financial investment, and the latest data from College Board makes that case with the most recent numbers available. The Edu…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Why You Shouldn’t Name Minor Children As Beneficiaries
Parents buying life insurance or opening retirement accounts usually want to name their children as beneficiaries (typically as a contingent benefici…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
5 Beneficiary Designation Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Estate Plan
You spent thousands on an estate plan. You signed the will. You funded the trust. And none of it may matter because a beneficiary form you filled out…
2 months ago
The Education Department Is Exposing Tens of Millions in Covid-Era Fraud
The U.S. Department of Education, working with its Office of Inspector General, says it has uncovered tens of millions of dollars in fraud and misman…
2 months ago